Service difficulty report · Cap · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 11, 2012
Submitted
November 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1680
Aircraft time
35,518 hours, 15,638 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Cap
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LIGHTNING STRIKE HOLE IN RUDDER TIP. LIGHTNING STRIKE DISCOVERED ON RUDDER UPPER CAP APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH FWD OF TRAILING EDGE (HOLE IN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE). HOLE DAMAGE ON RT SIDE IS APPROX 1.4 IN L BY 1 IN WIDE. DAMAGE OF LEFT SIDE IS APPROX 3-8 IN H BY .75 IN L. PERFORM INTERIM REPAIR PER SRM. REPLACED CAP. ECRA 5540-01326 HAS BEEN ACP AND SPEED TAPE APPLIED TO RUDDER TIP.

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